Traffic Enforcement, Highway Patrol
The Traffic Enforcement / Highway Patrol topic area serves as a resource for the latest developments in traffic enforcement tactics and techniques.
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“If you’re coming here and you’re committing crimes and causing havoc, you are going to pay the price,” Governor Ron DeSantis said. “We will hold you accountable. That’s what we do here. That is not going to fly in the Sunshine State”
The spike follows the CHP 1000 recruitment campaign and the release of the recruitment web series “Cadets,” which followed recruits as they trained to become CHP officers
“I’m pleased that we now have more troopers today than when I came into office — a few more, to be blunt. We have another class [of trainees] coming in. We need more troopers. We need more police,” Gov. Ned Lamont said
“Trooper Isaiah “Doesn’t Miss Leg Day” Lemasters was able to move this traffic hazard off the roadway for you,” the Missouri State Highway Patrol posted on X
The driver was taken into custody after stealing the truck at a gas station and driving the rig with no front tires
Trooper First Class Chase Redner had been with the Georgia State Patrol since graduating from the academy in 2017
Connecticut police departments are also monitoring social media, creating a flow of information between departments and working with the FBI to prevent street takeovers
The LAPD has stated that sideshows are growing increasingly violent; officers who respond often have rocks thrown at them or laser pointers shone in their eyes
San Joaquin County Sheriff Patrick Withrow said that instead of impounding the vehicles, they are being held as evidence
“The surge of crime and violence that we are seeing in our streets is completely unacceptable,” said Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. “The City of Oakland is hard at work turning the tide”
The suspect was traveling at more than 115 mph when he swerved to hit Chief Deputy Ken Prorok; the suspect has been charged with first-degree murder
Kansas Highway Patrol K-9 Igor spent several days in the ICU after the incident and was able to return home and recover
“We’re pleased to see this increase in applications from [individuals] … willing to go above and beyond to serve and protect, with ... strong moral fiber not exclusive to those with a college education,” said Colonel Christopher Paris
An independent review was conducted after a 2018 report claimed more than 100 troopers had falsified racial profiling data; the review found most “falsified” records were unintentional errors
The suspect was swerving in between cars on a motorcycle when an officer standing on the side of the road told him to pull over; instead, he sped up and ran over the officer’s leg
The bill would prevent officers from pulling over motorists for reasons such as driving with an expired registration sticker, various equipment failures and driving without a seat belt
The Flock Safety technology can differentiate a gunshot from a firework and turns on video surveillance automatically when a gunshot is detected
Officer Matthew Brazeal was dragged more than 100 feet as a result of the 2020 collision; he underwent 60 surgeries and extensive rehab
Officer Christopher Garcia says the state would not allow him to adopt K-9 Nala, who has lived with him throughout her two years of service
Trooper Jimmy Cenescar was killed when his vehicle exited the roadway and hit an embankment while he was trying to conduct a traffic stop
The $100,000 grant is expected to allow Portland police to more than double the number of enforcement missions they undertake
The trooper was standing on the passenger side of the stopped vehicle and speaking with the driver, when another car side swiped the stopped vehicle
The city of Monona reinstated the police department’s policy that allows officers to pursue in cases where suspects “pose a danger to public safety”
Staff Sgt. Jesse Sherrill was killed in 2021 while working at the site of an overnight paving project
The Atlanta PD changed its policy and the South Fulton city council passed a resolution no longer allowing the arrests after a man died when a TASER was deployed at him
The trooper was sitting in the driver’s seat when a vehicle driven by a 16-year-old boy drifted off the road and hit the police cruiser that was parked on the right shoulder
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The money will be used for educational resources regarding speeding and bike and pedestrian safety, as well as road safety testing
In a recent case, the court determines whether a traffic stop was legally extended based on reasonable suspicion
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